| Poslijepodne jednog fazana | |
| Director: | Marijan Arhanić |
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| Music: | Alfi Kabiljo |
| Cinematography: | Frano Vodopivec |
| Editing: | Radojka Tanhofer |
| Studio: | Jadran Film |
| Runtime: | 89 min |
| Country: | SFR Yugoslavia |
| Language: | Croatian |
Poslijepodne jednog fazana (The Afternoon of a Pheasant) is a Croatian film directed by Marijan Arhanić, starring Rade Šerbedžija, Igor Galo, Mišo Kovač and Mile Rupčić. It was released in 1972.[1] The film received two awards at the 19th Pula Film Festival: Jury's Diploma for direction and Studio magazine's Golden Wreath for Arhanić's direction debut.[2] The film was selected for preservation by the Croatian State Archives.[1] The film is notable as the only acting role of Croatian pop folk singer Mate Mišo Kovač.[3] [4] The title is an allusion to Stéphane Mallarmé's poem The Afternoon of a Faun.
A young man (Stipe Belobrk) and a girl (Jasna Mihaljinec) who recently met go for a stroll along a river bank. They are followed by a young mentally disabled angler named Milivoj (Igor Galo), hoping to indulge his voyeuristic urges, as well as three young pop band members who happened to be nearby, headed by a rowdy musician (Rade Šerbedžija).[1] [4]